Movie · 1999
The Cider House Rules
“A story about how far we must travel to find the place where we belong.”
Released 17 December 1999 126 min Drama More from 1999 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
Homer is an orphan who was never adopted, becoming the favorite of orphanage director Dr. Larch. Dr. Larch imparts his full medical knowledge on Homer, who becomes a skilled, albeit unlicensed, physician. But Homer yearns for a self-chosen life outside the orphanage. What will Homer learn about life and love in the cider house? What of the destiny that Dr. Larch has planned for him?
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How old were they?
Michael Caine
as Dr. Wilbur Larch
Jane Alexander
as Nurse Edna
Kathy Baker
as Nurse Angela
Kate Nelligan
as Olive Worthington
Delroy Lindo
as Arthur Rose
J.K. Simmons
as Ray Kendall
K. Todd Freeman
as Muddy
Heavy D
as Peaches
Paul Rudd
as Lt. Wally Worthington
Erykah Badu
as Rose Rose
Tobey Maguire
as Homer Wells
Charlize Theron
as Candy Kendall
Kieran Culkin
as Buster
Paz de la Huerta
as Mary Agnes
Erik Per Sullivan
as Fuzzy
Skye McCole Bartusiak
as Hazel
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The numbers
59years between the oldest and youngest billed
66Michael Caine — oldest on the call sheet
7Skye McCole Bartusiak — youngest billed
33average age of the credited cast